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A fifth of your Facebook friends are people you don’t even know—and three-fifths are just acquaintances, a study finds. The fact that only 20% of your friends are your actual friends may not come as a surprise to the average Facebook user, notes AllFacebook.com, but it’s a fact worth remembering: After all, the more unfamiliar friends you have, the greater your risk of getting malware and spam. Why keep so many so-called friends? 54% of responders to the survey, conducted by GoodMobilePhones, cited politeness, while 34% said they wanted to look more popular.

Maybe i`m just so boring and dull, i thought it would be nice to have some randoms to talk to. I`m so lonely, so lonely...............

janbee

Jan 14, 2011 9:58 PM CST

No surprise here. All Facebook has done is given people with iPhones something to do. Look at Ashton Kutcher with 1,000,000 followers on Twitter -- duh. Or Sarah Palin using Facebook to promote her agenda -- giving these loons an op to write her a comment as if she is going to read them -- "You Go Girl" .......ready to throw up yet?

Aitchondo

Jan 14, 2011 5:25 PM CST

Ah, but remember this. Is isn't usually a stranger that does you in. If you are robbed, raped, killed, etc., the cops know to turn to family, friends or acquaintances first. And remember, as in the case of the woman who committed suicide, her thousands of "friends" didn't save her.